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poleaxed

 adjective
     
pole‧axed [not before noun] especially British English
1 informal very surprised and shocked:
I was poleaxed when I heard I'd passed the exam.
2 unable to stand because something has hit you very hard:
He staggered and collapsed as if poleaxed.
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